Stove-rack



2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

(No Modl.)

' W.. H. WODARD 85 L. D. BENEDIOT.

STOVE RACK. No. 255,068. Patented Ma,1.14,1882.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-A-Sheet 2,

W. H; WOODARD 8v L. D'. BENEDIGT.

` STOVE `RACK.

No. 255,068. Patentedlvfar.`l4.188z.

11i@ f l l UNITED STATES PATENT Brice..

WILLIAM H. WOODARD AND LANRIO D. BENDIGT, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

sTovE-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 255,068, dated March 14, 1882.

Application led February 6, 1882. A(No model.) u

To autonom t may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM H. WOOD- ARD and LANRIC D. Bnunnlor, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga, and in the State ot' Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulIlnprovements in Stove and other Racks; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon,1nak ing a part of this specification.

'lhis invention relates to improvements on racks whieh'are used in the ovens of stoves of various kinds, ice-chests, refrigerators, and in places generally where it is desired to support objects on racks and allow free ventilation.

The nature of our invention consists, rst, in a rack which is composed of sheet-metal channeled bars united at their ends to other channeled bars, which receive the ends ofthe former bars and afford rigid attachments there for; second, in novel fastenings for uniting the ends of the channeled bars, as will be hereinafter explained.

In the annexed drawings, Figure lisa bottom view of one. of theimproved racks. lFig. 2is a cross-section through the same. Fig.3is abottom view ot'a rack havingitslongitudinal channeled bars secured to the end bars by lips formed on the longitudinal bars. Fig. 4 is a. sectional view of the fastenings for the bars of YFig. 3. Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional details,

showing m oditications of the lipped fastenin gs.

The following description of our invention, in connection Withtheaccompanying drawings, will enable others skilled in the art to understand it.

A A designae what we shall denominate the longitudinal bars ofthe rack, which are arranged parallel to each other, and which are rigidly secured to end bars, B B, thus forming a rectangular rack. The bars are all made of sheetmetal, bent so as to form channels of rectangular or acute-angular form when seen 1n cross-section. These channeled bars may be readily produced from narrow strips by machinery suitably adapted to the purpose. The

ends of the longitudinal bars Aare inserted into the channels of the end bars, B, andrigidly secured thereto by rivets a. Figs. 1 and 2.)

IIlle rack of Figs. 3 and 4 is similarly formed to that represented by Figs. l and 2; but, instead of using rivets c, we cut short slits through the upper angles ofthe end bars, B B, and insert through the slits lips or tongues b, which are formed on the ends of the bars A. These lips are then turned up and pressed down over the angles of the end bars, B, forming rigid fastenings".

If desired, lips b b may be formed on each end of each bar A, passed through transverse slits made through the backs of the end bars, and firmlypre-ssed against these bars, as shown in Fig. 5.

As a modification of the lipped fastenings, a long lip, b, (see Fig. 6,) may be compressed between the llanges of a bar, B, by firmly closing the flanges after the lip is inserted between them.

tShoWn in It will be seen from the above descriptionI fastenings to end bars, which are also channeled. Such a rack is much cheaper than wire racks, and casier made, and is not liable to break or crack, like the east-metal racks.

We claim as our inventiont 1. A rack for the purpose described, consisting of longitudinal and end bars formed of wrought metal, channeled and secured together, substantially as described.

2. The combination of lipped fastenings b with a rack composed of wrought-metal channeled bars, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures, in presence of two witnesses, this 25th day of January, 1882. I

` WILLIAM H. WOODARD.

LANRIC D. BENEDIGT.

Witnesses:

DELos COOK, O. H. L. CASTLE. 

